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Revision as of 15:29, 9 November 2025
Season 20 of Melodia Song Contest Reimagined is hosted in 
Malacca, Malaysia. The winning country was File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania, represented by VELVET with their song "PAŽADĖTA". They scored TBA points in the Grand Final. The runner-up was .svg){kind=small}
United Kingdom with 142 points.
Location
This season’s contest was held in Encore Melaka in the city of Malacca, swifting the contest again outside the country's capital. Encore Melaka is a modern, state-of-the-art theatre in Malacca, Malaysia, known for its stunning architecture and 360-degree rotating auditorium. With a capacity of around 2,000, it offers an impressive setting for large-scale performances and international events.
Participating Countries
38 countries initially declared interest in participation this season.
| Country | Broadcaster | Song | Artist | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
sandernl | SBS | "Accelerator" | Blusher | English |
 Austria
|
drehspiessfleisch_im_brot | ORF | "Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | English |
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | aenthology | BTV | "Head" | Robyn L | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | andrezzapaquita | TV Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO [1] | Portuguese |
 China
|
bluiethesharkie | CGTN | "Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | Chinese |
 France
|
jesuisunepoubelle | France Télévisions | "Chéripop" | CHÉRI | French |
| Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | toniaczka | RTG | "Sombre" | TSUKI | French |
 Germany
|
chromiliaghaztic | NDR | "Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | English |
| File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | valentinomore | GBC | "Erase You" | Mimi Webb | English |
 Greece
|
stevenesc. | ERT | "AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | Greek |
| File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | itsme_notme | KGTF | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | English |
 Iceland
|
meuw2202 | RÚV | "Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | Icelandic |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | hailflax | TVRI | "Eka Gustiwana" | TERSIMPAN DI HATI, Prince Husein, Sara Fajira | Indonesian |
 India
|
haepuff | Doordarshan | "DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | ctys0n | RTÉ | "Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | English |
| Error creating thumbnail: Italy | mulltqncas | RAI | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | Italian |
 Japan
|
vasco.dot | NHK | "QUEEN" | LiSA | English, Japanese |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | some_random_goober | BBC | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | English |
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | jita26televisi | JRTV | "Shu Ma Sar" | Dana Salah | Arabic |
| File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | whothehellisorestis | RTK | "Again Again" | Sahati | Albanian, English |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | riardukas | LRT | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | Lithuanian |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | randomguy213 | LTR | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | English |
| Malaysia
|
zakrusta | RTM | "JEDA" | Aisha Retno | Malaysian |
 Nigeria
|
suppacoo | NTA | "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | English |
 North Korea
|
szszofi06 | KCTV | "Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | English, Korean |
 Pakistan
|
tng8394 | PTV | "Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | Urdu |
 Philippines
|
jceurovisionfan1996 | ABS-CBN | "First Luv" | BINI | English, Filippino |
 Poland
|
skanyone | TVP | "Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | Polish |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | msgomes219 | RTP | "Lie You Love It" | NEEV | English |
| File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe | twan7047 | TVS | "MACHUCA" | Suzete | Spanish |
| Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | moliesmosh | KBS | "Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | English, Korean |
 Spain
|
thejendyz | RTVE | "Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | Spanish |
 Sweden
|
pinguini | SVT | "Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | English |
 Switzerland
|
eternal2 | SRG SSR | "Going Under" | PYTH | English |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | lentavakasvi | Suspline | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | Ukrainian |
| United Kingdom
|
wither2706 | BBC | "Animals" | Architects | English |
 United States
|
paldosreal.sss | NBC | "Top Down" | 3Quency | English |
| File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | hannestheluser | WSVI | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | English |
Contest Overview
Semi-Final allocation draw
The draw to determine which semi-finals each non-automatic qualifier country would compete in took place on the 9th October 2025. The 33 semi final participants were spread across 5 pots based on their delegates voting history. The pot allocation was made internally, thus the Pots are currently unavailable.
Semi-Final 1
17 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus China and United Kingdom and voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with Botswana moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | "Head" | Robyn L | 11 | 48 |
| 02 | Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | 10 | 51 |
| 03 | Germany
|
"Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | 1 | 114 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | 8 | 68 |
| 05 | Error creating thumbnail: Italy | "Che Gusto C’è" | Fabri Fibra, Tredici Pietro | 16 | 17 |
| 06 | Japan
|
"QUEEN" | LiSA | 2 | 114 |
| 07 | File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe | "MACHUCA" | Suzete | 14 | 38 |
| 08 | Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | "Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | 6 | 84 |
| 09 | Switzerland
|
"Going Under" | PYTH | 3 | 107 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | "Erase You" | Mimi Webb | 13 | 40 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | "Eka Gustiwana" | TERSIMPAN DI HATI | 15 | 33 |
| 12 | Error creating thumbnail: Ireland | "Acquaitance" | Eiza Murphy | 12 | 40 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | 5 | 95 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | 4 | 98 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | 9 | 61 |
| 16 | Nigeria
|
"If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | 7 | 84 |
| 17 | Philippines
|
"First Luv" | BINI | 17 | 10 |
Semi-Final 2
16 countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plus Jordan, Kosovo and Malaysia voted. 10 countries qualified for the final, with United States moving into the wildcard stage.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | North Korea
|
"Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | 10 | 67 |
| 02 | Austria
|
"Shaded In" | filous, Jordan Léser | 13 | 46 |
| 03 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | "Lie You Love It" | NEEV | 15 | 25 |
| 04 | Poland
|
"Tańcz Głupia" | Margaret | 12 | 58 |
| 05 | Australia
|
"Accelerator" | Blusher | 1 | 116 |
| 06 | India
|
"DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | 2 | 105 |
| 07 | Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | "Sombre" | TSUKI | 5 | 75 |
| 08 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | 6 | 75 |
| 09 | France
|
"Chéripop" | CHÉRI | 8 | 74 |
| 10 | United States
|
"Top Down" | 3Quency | 11 | 63 |
| 11 | Pakistan
|
"Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | 3 | 102 |
| 12 | Sweden
|
"Man Made Of Meat" | Viagra Boys | 16 | 21 |
| 13 | Iceland
|
"Gleðivíma" | RÁN, Páll Óskar | 14 | 31 |
| 14 | Spain
|
"Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | 7 | 75 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | 9 | 68 |
| 16 | Greece
|
"AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | 4 | 101 |
Wildcard Round
The wildcard round voting finished on October 27th. United States was declared the winner after earning the higher percentage of votes to progress.
| Country | Song | Artist | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | "Head" | Robyn L | 43.5% | Eliminated |
| United States
|
"Top Down" | 3Quency | 56.5% | Grand Final |
Grand Final
26 countries participated in the Grand Final. Every participating country voted in this round. Lithuania was the winner with 147 points, followed by the United Kingom with 142 points and Malaysia with 140 points. Jordan ended in the last place with 19 points.
| Draw | Country | Song | Artist | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | "SORRY I’M LATE" | RØRY | 12 | 90 |
| 02 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | "Shu Ma Sar" | Dana Salah | 26 | 19 |
| 03 | Malaysia
|
"JEDA" | Aisha Retno | 3 | 140 |
| 04 | United Kingdom
|
"Animals" | Architects | 2 | 142 |
| 05 | Australia
|
"Accelerator" | Blusher | 4 | 117 |
| 06 | China
|
"Viola Illyria" | Kolaa | 23 | 49 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | "Underneath The Surface" | Lilly Among Clouds | 18 | 72 |
| 08 | India
|
"DOWN TO EARTH" | Kiran & Nivi | 5 | 115 |
| 09 | United States
|
"Top Down" | 3Quency | 13 | 86 |
| 10 | File:Flag of United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands | "how u been?" | Natalie Jane | 22 | 50 |
| 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Gabon | "Sombre" | TSUKI | 15 | 82 |
| 12 | Spain
|
"Antagonista" | Belén Aguilera | 16 | 79 |
| 13 | France
|
"Chéripop" | CHÉRI | 14 | 84 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | "Again Again" | Sahati | 25 | 36 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | "Kolomiyka" | Costel van Dein, July Mell | 11 | 91 |
| 16 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | "PAŽADĖTA" | VELVET | 1 | 147 |
| 17 | Greece
|
"AYGOUSTOS" | DANAE | 7 | 97 |
| 18 | Pakistan
|
"Rajkumari" | Meesha Shafi | 17 | 79 |
| 19 | Germany
|
"Sisyphus" | Lilith Max | 6 | 111 |
| 20 | North Korea
|
"Take My Half" | BEOMGYU | 20 | 62 |
| 21 | Japan
|
"QUEEN" | LiSA | 8 | 95 |
| 22 | Switzerland
|
"Going Under" | PYTH | 9 | 95 |
| 23 | Nigeria
|
"If I Could Choose It Would Be You" | Ruti | 21 | 57 |
| 24 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | "BEAT UP CHANEL$" | Slayyyter | 10 | 94 |
| 25 | Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | "SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA" | PEDRO SAMPAIO | 24 | 44 |
| 26 | Error creating thumbnail: South Korea | "Band-Aid" | Kick Flip | 19 | 71 |
References
- ↑ including MC GW, MC Rodrigo do CN, MC Jhey, MC Nito